There have always been poets who performed.
ADRIAN MITCHELLPoetry is an extra hand. It can caress or tickle. It can clench and fight.
More Adrian Mitchell Quotes
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The man who believes in giraffes would swallow anything.
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You take the human being and you twist it all about So scrub my skin with women Chain my tongue with whisky Stuff my nose with garlic Coat my eyes with butter Fill my ears with silver Stick my legs in plaster Tell me lies about Vietnam.
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I was run over by the truth one day.Ever since the accident I’ve walked this way.
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I would have walked on the waterBut I wasn’t fully insured.
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I don’t like writing essays or theory.
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And the BMA sent a writ my wayWith the very first leper I cured.
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I use rock and jazz and blues rhythms because I love that music.
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Lovers lie around in itBroken glass is found in itGrassI like that stuff.
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You put your bombers in, you put your conscience out.
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And the BMA sent a writ my wayWith the very first leper I cured.
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Blake sang his Songs of Innocence and Experience to parties of friends.
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Stadium rock and commercial rock are the opposite of what poetry needs. An audience of around 200 is ideal for poetry.
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I hope my poetry has a relationship with good-time rock’n roll.
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I use the language I use to my friends. They wouldn’t believe me if I used some high-flown literary language. I want them to believe me.
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Poetry is an extra hand. It can caress or tickle. It can clench and fight.
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